Obama knocks Cheney vote

[cal04]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1108/Obama_knocks_Cheney_vote.html

From his prepared remarks in Pueblo, Colorado:

President Bush is sitting out the last few days before the election. But earlier today, Dick Cheney came out of his undisclosed location and hit the campaign trail. He said that he is, and I quote, “delighted to support John McCain.”

I’d like to congratulate Senator McCain on this endorsement because he really earned it. That endorsement didn’t come easy. Senator McCain had to vote 90 percent of the time with George Bush and Dick Cheney to get it. He served as Washington’s biggest cheerleader for going to war in Iraq, and supports economic policies that are no different from the last eight years. So Senator McCain worked hard to get Dick Cheney’s support.

But here’s my question for you, Colorado: do you think Dick Cheney is delighted to support John McCain because he thinks John McCain’s going to bring change? Do you think John McCain and Dick Cheney have been talking about how to shake things up, and get rid of the lobbyists and the old boys club in Washington?

Colorado, we know better. After all, it was just a few days ago that Senator McCain said that he and President Bush share a “common philosophy.” And we know that when it comes to foreign policy, John McCain and Dick Cheney share a common philosophy that thinks that empty bluster from Washington will fix all of our problems, and a war without end in Iraq is the way to defeat Osama bin Laden and the al Qaeda terrorists who are in Afghanistan and Pakistan.



With President Bush "intentionally lying low this week," according to the New York Times, the Obama campaign wasted no time sending out a video of Vice President Dick Cheney's endorsement of Sen. John McCain for president.
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/11/01/cheney_endorses_mccain.html
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Update: Obama responded by saying, "I'd like to congratulate Senator McCain on this endorsement because he really earned it."

[liberalmuse]

1. Low whistle...

Obama sure had been turning up the heat the past couple of days. This is a thing of beauty!

[ErinBerin84]

2. hehe

He should also bring up the "hell yes!" that McCain said to the question about Dick Cheney in his administration, a while back.

[tpi10d]

3. Run a short clip of Cheney endorsing McCain...

followed by "I'm Barack Obama and I approved this message."

[Thrill]

4. Can't wait to hear him there. What time is it?

[FVZA_Colonel]

5. Cheney polls only a little higher than syphilis.

This has to be a deliberate "fuck you" on Cheney's part. Nothing could be worse for McCain right now.

[agentS]

11. iT'S like putting down Ole' Yeller.

[Overseas]

6. K&R -- kudos to Obama for using that Cheney endorsement so well.

I love the congratulations paragraph. "That endorsement didn't come easy..."


:toast:

[Cha]

10. It sure as hell didn't! How clean has mccain licked

their boots over the last 7 years?

[K8-EEE]

7. Oh, SNAP!!!!!!!!!! HE REALLY EARNED IT! HAHAHAHAHA!

I SO approve of that message!

[Cha]

8. Rec'd! All Obama has to do is state the

facts and he's got 'em.

I can't believe mcliar has the dick coming on his campaign trail..aren't his polls worse than bush's?

[BlueMTexpat]

9. And this is after McCan't had escaped the Kiss of Darth

at the Convention. Not a mention of him there.

Right on, Barack!

:evilgrin:

[Cha]

12. The Kiss of Darth infects

mccain!

[briv1016]

13. "I know it was you Fredo..."

[FrenchieCat]

14. LOL!

[my3boyz]

15. When they had the Cheney rally on I was praying they would show the entire thing.

Cheney is aways hiding. I want the American people to get a good look at Cheney again so they can decide if they trust his judgement about McCain. After the last 8 years they should do the opposite of what Bush/Cheney suggest.

[otohara]

16. Congrats Sen. McCain - You Deserve to Lose

more than ever. Shitty mean spirited campaign, support of the worst administration ever, Sarah Palin, Joe The Plumber.